Born of the Gods (Baseless Speculation and Spoilers)

[Destore117]

Thinking back to the Level Up system as well as the whole "Heroic" mechanic
What if they recreated level up with like. Either the cards renown as a hero or some sort of way to give it devotion to a particular god which would give that card abilities based on the god.
Pay {X} + Tap: to give this creature faith in (god name)
"If this creature has (however much faith to) (god name) they gain (ability/mechanic here)"
That's my idea on it.

[FlickerYourOwnIdentity]

Feels like monstrosity.

[Spikepit]

... a possible revamp of the levelling up, but it has only been a couple years since Level Up was around. This lead me further to maybe an ability for creatures that triggers once they kill/exile another creature (maybe specifically one with Monstorous).

Im still going with this. Yes it is Theros specific, but maybe broaden it to creatures with +1/+1 counters. Makes sense flavour wise for heroes to do this.

But I see what you're saying, like how the Gods 'championed' mortals to do a task they couldn't be bothered to do.

Edit: a pity Champion is already a thing.

[Mattao19]

Best card in the set?

My vote is  {Fleecemane Lion} starts as a 2 mana 3/3 which is great then POW pay 5 make him indestructible AND Hexproof!! (Also a +1/+1 counter on it)

[Mattao19]

Best card in the set?

My vote is  {Fleecemane Lion} starts as a 2 mana 3/3 which is great then POW pay 5 make him indestructible AND Hexproof!! (Also a +1/+1 counter on it)

Wrong thread ... :S

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Best card in the set?

My vote is  {Fleecemane Lion} starts as a 2 mana 3/3 which is great then POW pay 5 make him indestructible AND Hexproof!! (Also a +1/+1 counter on it)

Yes but what does a 4/4 do? 90% of the time he is easily blocked and even if he gets through, its not hard to come back from losing four. IMO the best card in the set is {Phalanx Leader}. I can't tell you how many games I ended in the prerelease because I had an army of 4/4s or 5/5s (yes I can, the answer is 9, I won 4 rounds and lost in the finals 2-1). The best part about him though is leaving mana untapped. It scares the s**t out of your opponent because they think "if I block he is going to pump stuff up and I lose my creatures". He's unpredictable, effective, low cost, board changing and Heroic is WAY undervalued.

[Mattao19]

Best card in the set?

My vote is  {Fleecemane Lion} starts as a 2 mana 3/3 which is great then POW pay 5 make him indestructible AND Hexproof!! (Also a +1/+1 counter on it)

Yes but what does a 4/4 do? 90% of the time he is easily blocked and even if he gets through, its not hard to come back from losing four. IMO the best card in the set is {Phalanx Leader}. I can't tell you how many games I ended in the prerelease because I had an army of 4/4s or 5/5s (yes I can, the answer is 9, I won 4 rounds and lost in the finals 2-1). The best part about him though is leaving mana untapped. It scares the s**t out of your opponent because they think "if I block he is going to pump stuff up and I lose my creatures". He's unpredictable, effective, low cost, board changing and Heroic is WAY undervalued.

Fine block my 4/4 it's indestructible and Hexproof and usually a 4/4 can get rid of a pesky blocker etc.

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Best card in the set?

My vote is  {Fleecemane Lion} starts as a 2 mana 3/3 which is great then POW pay 5 make him indestructible AND Hexproof!! (Also a +1/+1 counter on it)

Yes but what does a 4/4 do? 90% of the time he is easily blocked and even if he gets through, its not hard to come back from losing four. IMO the best card in the set is {Phalanx Leader}. I can't tell you how many games I ended in the prerelease because I had an army of 4/4s or 5/5s (yes I can, the answer is 9, I won 4 rounds and lost in the finals 2-1). The best part about him though is leaving mana untapped. It scares the s**t out of your opponent because they think "if I block he is going to pump stuff up and I lose my creatures". He's unpredictable, effective, low cost, board changing and Heroic is WAY undervalued.

Fine block my 4/4 it's indestructible and Hexproof and usually a 4/4 can get rid of a pesky blocker etc.

Not when I pump up my {Phalanx Leader} and make everything bigger!

[Mattao19]

Best card in the set?

My vote is  {Fleecemane Lion} starts as a 2 mana 3/3 which is great then POW pay 5 make him indestructible AND Hexproof!! (Also a +1/+1 counter on it)

Yes but what does a 4/4 do? 90% of the time he is easily blocked and even if he gets through, its not hard to come back from losing four. IMO the best card in the set is {Phalanx Leader}. I can't tell you how many games I ended in the prerelease because I had an army of 4/4s or 5/5s (yes I can, the answer is 9, I won 4 rounds and lost in the finals 2-1). The best part about him though is leaving mana untapped. It scares the s**t out of your opponent because they think "if I block he is going to pump stuff up and I lose my creatures". He's unpredictable, effective, low cost, board changing and Heroic is WAY undervalued.

Fine block my 4/4 it's indestructible and Hexproof and usually a 4/4 can get rid of a pesky blocker etc.

Not when I pump up my {Phalanx Leader} and make everything bigger!

Doom blade, shock, {Ratchet Bomb} any real removal destroys the Phalanx

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

Best card in the set?

My vote is  {Fleecemane Lion} starts as a 2 mana 3/3 which is great then POW pay 5 make him indestructible AND Hexproof!! (Also a +1/+1 counter on it)

Yes but what does a 4/4 do? 90% of the time he is easily blocked and even if he gets through, its not hard to come back from losing four. IMO the best card in the set is {Phalanx Leader}. I can't tell you how many games I ended in the prerelease because I had an army of 4/4s or 5/5s (yes I can, the answer is 9, I won 4 rounds and lost in the finals 2-1). The best part about him though is leaving mana untapped. It scares the s**t out of your opponent because they think "if I block he is going to pump stuff up and I lose my creatures". He's unpredictable, effective, low cost, board changing and Heroic is WAY undervalued.

Fine block my 4/4 it's indestructible and Hexproof and usually a 4/4 can get rid of a pesky blocker etc.

Not when I pump up my {Phalanx Leader} and make everything bigger!

Doom blade, shock, {Ratchet Bomb} any real removal destroys the Phalanx

{Doom Blade} and {Ratchet Bomb} take out {Fleecemane Lion} before it is Monstrous too. But the difference is, if I take out Fleecemance Lion you are left with nothing where as if you take out {Phalanx Leader} I still have an army of 4/4s or 5/5s.

[Mattao19]

True but still I'm saying its very easy for it to be removed plus Fleecemane is a 3/3 for 2 Phalanx is a 1/1 for 2 both have good abilities but I still say Fleecemane wins

[Steerpike]

{Thoughtseize} for favorite/best

Also, shoutout to the boar creature token for bein so darn cute

[Destore117]

Army of monsters mister  {Phalanx Leader}?
{Merciless Eviction}

[DirtyMustachio]

{Thoughtseize} for favorite/best

Also, shoutout to the boar creature token for bein so darn cute

Daaaat boar

In the next set I hope dack fayden or the mermaid lady from the vidja game is a w/u plainswalker

[Agrus Kos, Enforcer of Truth]

What about the minor gods? Here is a chart we can fill in as we find it out:

{W}{U}
{W}{B} Athreos (a guess based on {Scholar of Athreos})
{W}{R} Iroas (a guess based on {Priest of Iroas})
{W}{G}
{U}{B}
{U}{R} Keranos (source {Steam Augury} flavor text, also mentioned in {Lightning Strike})
{U}{G} Kruphix (a guess based on {Prophet of Kruphix)
{B}{R} Mogis (source: {Fanatic of Mogis} and {Deathbellow Raider})
{B}{G} Pharika, God of Poison (source: {Pharika's Mender} and http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Magazine/Article.aspx?x=mtg/daily/ur/263)
{R}{G}

Other stuff:
Phenax ({B} and ? referenced in {Disciple of Phenax})
Karametra ({G} and ? rumored to be {G}{W}) source: {Karametra's Acolyte}
Ephara ({W} and ? rumored to be {W}{U} source: {Ephara's Warden})
Xenagos (possibly {R}{G} god)

Through process of elimination I am saying Phenax is {U}{B}, Karametra is {W}{G} and Ephara is {W}{U}. If anyone disagrees feel free to say something but I am relatively sure.

Thought I'd repost this...